Alrighty then. You’ve got a blog and a newsletter. You crank out reports, ebooks, articles and presentations. You do email. Maybe even social media.
You’ve got this content marketing thing down.
Or do you?
If you’re like many lawyers, there’s something missing from your content. Something important. Something your clients and prospects want to see.
You. There’s not enough “you” in your marketing.
You’ve got the law down. Procedure, too. You obviously know your stuff. Anyone who accesses your content can see that you are qualified to help them. But then so are all of the other lawyers out there who do the same thing.
The thing that differentiates you from your competition, more than anything else, is you.
Because clients buy you before they buy your services.
Clients want to know what it would be like to work with you.
The law? Not that interesting to most people. Clients want to know that you understand it and can work your magic with it and get them some great results (or die trying), but in the end, they are far more interested in hearing about the man or woman behind the curtain.
That’s you.
They want to hear your voice. If not literally (via audio and video and live presentations), through your writing. They want to know your personality, your opinions, and your habits. They want to know about what’s important to you.
They want to know something about your personal life. What do you do when you’re not working?
They want to know about your other clients. How do they feel about you and what you did for them?
They want to know about your staff, your partners, and others with whom you associate, because our associations are a big part of who we are.
They want to know your opinion about things–cases and clients you’ve handled, trends in the law or in their industry or community. Maybe your predictions, too.
They want to know what it would be like to sit in your office, sharing their secrets with you, and looking to you for help.
So put more “you” into your marketing. Not too much, of course. You don’t want to sound like a politician who can’t stop saying “I”. Just enough about yourself so that people can see who you are, not just what you do.
Because people buy you before they buy your services.
Legal marketing is easier when you know The FormulaÂ
